Hello. My husband and I attempted to replace our expansion joint last weekend. He is a contractor and the directions for the Deck-O-Seal seemed easy enough. We removed the old (which was cracked in some spots) and used the shop vac to clean the crack. When he opened the Deck-O-Seal, the small can was a lot thicker than the video showed. He was not able to pour it from the can- it had to be scooped into the larger can. He then had to use his drill bit mixer to mix bc it was so thick that hand mixing w a stick as the video showed was not going to happen.
He mixed for 10 min (we set a timer). Applied and placed sand on top.
It never dried completely. Some spots did but the majority never did and remained the consistency of Gorilla Glue. I called Deck-O-Seal- and well let's just say I will not be buying their product again!
Now my issue is that we have scraped out as much of this sticky Crud as possible but obviously, it is stuck to the concrete and flagstone. We tried pressure washing as well as Muriatic Acid- nothing gets it out! Can we apply something else on top of this even though it is not dry and never will dry?
We clearly need to place a new product. We are looking at the following 3 replacement options and am wondering if anyone can help us select the best alternative to Dec-O-Seal.
1. Quad Caulk- he uses this for gutters and windows so it can get wet and withstand high heat
2. Pool Mastic | Expansion Joint Sealant | Coping Mastic | #1 Alternative to Deck o Seal®
3. Sikasil® Pool
Thanks for any help or suggestions! I am so gun shy now and do not want this to be any worse.
He mixed for 10 min (we set a timer). Applied and placed sand on top.
It never dried completely. Some spots did but the majority never did and remained the consistency of Gorilla Glue. I called Deck-O-Seal- and well let's just say I will not be buying their product again!
Now my issue is that we have scraped out as much of this sticky Crud as possible but obviously, it is stuck to the concrete and flagstone. We tried pressure washing as well as Muriatic Acid- nothing gets it out! Can we apply something else on top of this even though it is not dry and never will dry?
We clearly need to place a new product. We are looking at the following 3 replacement options and am wondering if anyone can help us select the best alternative to Dec-O-Seal.
1. Quad Caulk- he uses this for gutters and windows so it can get wet and withstand high heat
2. Pool Mastic | Expansion Joint Sealant | Coping Mastic | #1 Alternative to Deck o Seal®
3. Sikasil® Pool
Thanks for any help or suggestions! I am so gun shy now and do not want this to be any worse.